Chapter 96: Chapter 95
[Attention: Mission Issued!
Main Mission: Within seven days, increase your bounty to at least 30 million Berries!
Mission Duration: Seven days.
Mission Failure: Extermination!!
Warning: Do not disclose the existence of the Reincarnation Space to others. Violators will be exterminated!!
Tip: The higher your bounty within seven days, the higher your mission rating will be!]
...
The system's mission prompt arrived as expected.
Chen Ye already knew the mission content, so his expression remained calm.
Following the honest man who had just been selected as a marine, Chen Ye arrived outside a small house.
"Auntie, I became a marine..."
"I can finally leave this lousy place!"
"No need to celebrate with a drink. I have to leave with the main force tonight and head to Marineford, the Navy headquarters."
"Yes, I heard there's another assessment at the headquarters, so I won't be coming back for a while! Just give me more Berries (money)!"
"Take care of yourself and don't worry about me!"
"You're so naggy! I'm leaving now..."
An hour later.
The honest man's body was buried in the back hill.
He died with his eyes wide open, unwilling to rest in peace!
Chen Ye calmly buried him, his heart unmoved.
Truly ruthless and emotionless!!
Afterward, Chen Ye took the man's identification and the recruitment office's issued trainee marine certificate and left.
According to the information the man revealed before his death, all new recruits had to leave the town by boat tonight and arrive at Marineford to participate in the assessment at the Navy headquarters tomorrow.
Coincidentally, the man's name was also Mondo!
This meant that Chen Ye didn't even need to change his name...
Arriving at the recruitment office, Chen Ye easily blended in.
He had a disguise (mastery) skill, so even though he had assumed someone else's identity, he didn't reveal a single flaw, appearing completely natural.
In such a scenario, who could tell he was a fake "Mondo"?
In the recruitment office's backyard, a large number of trainee marines had already gathered, chatting and making the place lively.
Many young men looked excited, proud to become marines!
After entering, Chen Ye found a corner where no one was watching and rested while waiting.
He constantly heard these new recruits discussing:
"Hey, Yamamoto, why is the Navy recruiting so many new soldiers this time?"
"I heard it's because of that pirate king 'Roger.' His speech before his execution turned many people into pirates, so the Navy is short-handed and thus recruiting heavily!"
"Thanks to him, we can smoothly become marines. We should thank him more!"
"Hmph! Just a pirate!"
Hearing this, Chen Ye confirmed even more that the main storyline had not yet started, and the protagonist who vowed to become the "Pirate King" might not have set sail yet.
As time passed, with the sun almost setting, a captain-ranked officer walked in and loudly announced for the marines to line up according to their sizes to receive their uniforms and then gather at the port!
Chen Ye followed a group of marines to the uniform distribution point and received a medium-sized uniform.
Although he was now a burly man standing 1.85 meters tall, a giant among humans.
In the "One Piece" world, there were many non-human giants, and even among humans, people of two to three meters in height were common, not to mention the giants!!
So, Chen Ye's height only qualified him for a medium-sized uniform!
After changing into the marine uniform, Chen Ye followed the others to the port.
A Navy warship had just arrived at the port.
Upon seeing the new recruits, an elder's hearty laugh came from the bow: "These new recruits look quite spirited!"
He was a tall, broad-chested, muscular elder with a scar over his left eye, blue eyes, and short, gray-white hair. He wore the Navy's "Justice" cape, with black and red shoulder pads, and two stars on his shoulders, indicating his rank as a Navy Vice Admiral!
Chen Ye's pupils suddenly contracted upon seeing the elder!
Knowing the plot, he was very familiar with this elder.
Monkey D. Garp!!
A Navy hero, a legendary figure known as "Iron Fist Garp."
He was also the grandfather of the protagonist "Luffy"!
"That's... Hero Garp!!"
"Is it really that big figure...?"
"To think he's the one picking us up, what an honor!"
Many new recruits who recognized Garp became excited.
Chen Ye, however, kept his head down to avoid being noticed by Garp...
Currently, he couldn't contend with this elder.
If the elder discovered his true identity as a pirate, he would likely face the "Fist of Love"!
Seeing the recruits getting excited upon seeing Hero Garp, a captain maintaining order loudly commanded, "Do not make a fuss! Line up properly and board the ship one by one!"
With the captain's shout, the recruits gradually quieted down and boarded the ship in order.
After all the recruits boarded, the warship set sail immediately.
Throughout the journey, Chen Ye kept a low profile, not making any moves.
Even when a seasick recruit vomited beside him, Chen Ye remained expressionless, as if nothing had happened.
Finally!
An hour later.
Before it got completely dark, Chen Ye and the other recruits arrived at Marineford island.
Chen Ye noticed that apart from their group, warships carrying new recruits were coming from other directions as well.
It seemed.
This assessment at the Navy headquarters was of significant scale!
Apparently, the Navy was indeed short-handed and needed to select outstanding talents quickly!
After arriving at Marineford island, Chen Ye saw many familiar faces.
Soon, under a captain's arrangement, he moved into the new recruits' dormitory.
The dormitory had six beds.
Chen Ye seemed to be the first to arrive in this dormitory.
Just as he put down the blanket he brought, the door opened.
A sturdy young man with two cigars in his mouth walked in.
"Hello, senior. I'm Smoker. Nice to meet you!"
Chen Ye was taken aback.
Looking at the young and polite Smoker, Chen Ye couldn't help but marvel.
What a coincidence!
"Hello, I'm Mondo, also a new recruit, not a senior!" Chen Ye replied with a smile.
…
Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone